Sue's Weight

I don't know why I have always been so reluctant to post my weight. But I am going to do it now. I think it will help me to keep up with what I have lost in total. On January 15th 2007 I weighed 175.25 I had just been to Dr. Byrd and I note that there I weighed 177 which was down 11 pounds since my last visit in October. Then on January 1st 2008 I weighed 181.50. Then on January 1st 2009 I weighed 198.25. Today I weigh 184. So I have a lot of work to do. I would like to weigh about 155-160. I have started to TOPS so maybe that will help me. That is about 30 pounds that I need to lose. I also need to lose it slowly because now I am becoming so wrinkled when I lose. I would like to be at 175 when the new year starts so that is 9 pounds. That is what I am going to aim for. Wish me luck!!

August 2009

I didn't write about my trip to the doctor but after 3 months of watching what I ate my AIC was 5.6. Also I had lost 20 something pounds. I can't find my record from that date.

Doctors Report

Well, it has been a while since I wrote on my blog. Had a busy summer and likewise a busy fall. Today is November 9th and I had a doctors appointment this morning. I was pleased mostly with it. I had only gained 2 pounds in 3 months and that was good. My AIC was 5.8 which was up from 5.6 but still acceptable. My big problem is my cholesterol. I am going to put the results on my blog so I can keep up with them. My total cholesterol was 214 and should be <200,>40 and the (bad) was 115 and should be <100. Actually except for my triglycerides they aren't so bad. He wants me to get some Fisol ES and take for that. I am going to do that since it is an over the counter drug.

June 5th, 2009 - Total Lost 11.25 pounds

I have now lost 11.25 pounds since May 5th. One month. My blood sugars are running normal but I am still having problems knowing just what and how to eat. It is so different than how I have usually dieted. But I am going to continue and hopefully beat this disease. I have went for the assessment and for an all day class on Diabetes and I have one more class to go to in July. We had one person there that dominated the class and discussion and I think it kept me from learning a lot that I could of had. I may make and appointment with a dietitian and see if I can't learn more that way.

Saturday - May 23

I am doing much better. I have now lost a total of 7.50 pounds and my blood sugar has been in normal range for the past week running in the 90's . Yesterday it was 87. So things are much better. It is still a very hard thing to know what to eat but I go to St. Marys on Wednesday for an assessment and hopefully they will help me understand what I am to eat etc. The things I miss most are potatoes and bread. I am eating about one slice of whole grain bread a day but no potatoes. I also cut out all of my sweets which is not bothering me as much as the bread and potatoes. Everything I think of I have always had with potatoes. Steak & potatoes, meatloaf and potatoes, chicken and potatoes or potato salad, hamburger and french fries. So it goes on and on. I can't substitute it with rice or macronni or any kind of pasta because that is just as bad. But I am still trying and hopefully it will get easier.

Monday - May 18

Haven't written in a few days. Since I went to the doctor I have lost 5.5 pounds. My BS the last four days have been 91,93,99, and 103. So all of those have been in normal range. I ate a baked potato yesterday for lunch. First potatoes I had in over a week. Bread and potatoes have been the hardest things to not eat. Sweets have been no trouble. I haven't eaten anything sweet since May 5th. This is a sorry way to have to eat the rest of your life. I guess I can just think of all the good times I have had eating.

Whats New with Sue

Well it has been about 3 weeks since I've written anything. I went to the doctor on May 5th and the news was not the best. My wt was up, my sugar was up and my triglycerides were up. The only good thing was that my cholesterol was within normal range. So I started doing my blood sugar twice a day and watching what I eat. I am not diabetic but I am on the way if I don't do something about it right now the doctor says. This is the hardest diet I have ever tried to go on. I don't know what to eat. I have always been used to counting calories no matter what food I ate but this is more counting carbs etc. It is really hard. I am suppose to go to a class on it on June 3rd. I wish I could of gone sooner but I am going to be gone from home for two weeks and I have to wait until I come back. In the meantime every meal is a struggle. Should I eat this or should I eat that. It is crazy. So I don't know when I will be back on to report on what is going on. I guess when I get it all figured out.

WEDNESDAY - GAIN .50

Well I was expecting it to be much worse. I ate lunch at North Acres and they had ham, green beans, corn, roll, m. potatoes and a piece of chocolate cheese cake.

Then I went to the jewerly party and Denver had the little roll up bacon and wieners, chips, p. cheese on buns, veg. tray, fruit tray, cookies etc. I really didn't eat a lot and ate no sweets but it was still more than I needed.

Then the worse thing was that Barbara brought a loaf of homemade sourdough bread straight out of the oven. Now that is my down fall. Sooooooooo good with a little real butter. So no wonder I was up 1/2 pound.

Tuesday April 21 - Lost 2.75

Good loss for yesterday but I don't know how today will be. I keep having all of these opportunities to eat. I have been invited today to go to North Acres senior gathering and Barbara and I are going so that will be an eating opportunity. Then tonight I have been invited to Denvers for a premier jewerly party and she said we would have lots of refreshments. So there you go. Then tomorrow it is lunch at Austins with the Hillcrest gals and supper at O'Charley's with June and Phyllis. We had to change our day this week. So it looks like there is just no hope for me unless I get really strong and have a lot of self control. I wil have to watch the Biggest Losers tonight for some inspiration.

Breakfast: cup of hot tea, 1 boiled egg , 1 piece of toast, 1 banana.

MONDAY - GAINED 1 POUND

This picture is what I had for supper
3 oz chicken, 1 C beans, 1 C carrotts, med apple.


OK.....This has gone on long enough. I am up a total of 1 pound since last Monday and I had more of an excuse last Monday because it was the day after Easter. Today I have no excuse. I have been on the internet exploring different weight loss diets and there are hundreds of them. But they all come down to the same thing in losing weight. Take in less calories than the amount of exercise that you put out. This has always been the way it is. If you only take in 1200 calories a day and sit in a chair and read all day there is no way you are going to lose any weight. I have got to move the head knowledge to the heart. I did find a diet called the three day diet that gives you a jump start on dieting and I am going to try that for three days. The foods were simple and I have most of them already. They stress that it is not recommended for more than three days. It is low in calories but what I like about it is that it is spelled out for you and you don't have to worry about what to eat. So here goes. Listed at the end are the allowed substitutions.

Breakfast: Black coffee, tea or water with sweet & low or equal (I am going to have hot English Breakfast tea with splenda in it.) 1/2 grapefruit or juice (I am going to have the grapefruit) 1 slice toast with 1 Tbsp Peanut butter.

Lunch: 1/2 cup of Tuna, 1 slice toast,(I will probably do crackers instead of the toast) Black coffee or tea with sweet & low or equal

Dinner: 3 oz any lean meat, 1 cup green beans, 1 cup carrotts, 1 cup vanilla ice cream,(If I go to the store I will probably do the yogurt instead of the ice cream) 1 medium apple, Black coffee, tea or water with sweet & low or equal.

You can use lemon, salt and pepper, mustard and cooking spray.

You can also substitute orange instead of grapefruit, tuna instead of cottage cheese or vice versa, frozen yogurt instead of ice cream, cauliflower instead of broccoli and vice versa, green beans instead of broccoli or cauliflower, beets instead of carrots, toast instead of 5 crackers or vice versa.

Anyway I think I can do this for three days. The menu is different each day but nothing that is real expensive or hard to get. I'll let you know tomorrow if I stuck with it today.

Well I did stick with it today. Besides the plate at the top of the picture, I also had the cup of vanilla ice cream. So far it has not been bad. The worst thing was the tuna I had for lunch. I couldn't eat but about 2 oz of it but I got some white albacore when I went to the store so it should be much better.

SUNDAY - GAINED .50

SATURDAY - LOST .50

Friday - Gained 1.50 pounds

Thursday - No loss, no gain

Wednesday - Gained .25.

Tuesday - Lost 1.75 pounds

Monday April 13th. Gained 1.50 pounds

I feel absolutely miserable today. My head hurts, my eyes hurt, I feel hung over from all the food yesterday. Nothing to do but start again. Soooooooo.......

Breakfast: 1/2 grapefruit 41 calories, 1 cup Special K 120,(I had been counting it 110 but I noticed on the box it is 120) 1/4 cup milk 30, 3 pieces oscar mayer bacon for 105. I usually only eat 2 pieces of bacon but James fixed me 3 and I didn't want to make him not ever fix me any again. So because of that I left off the toast. So I ended up with a total of 296 for breakfast. I need to get in a little exercise today.

Lunch/supper: James made a homemade pizza and I figured up the calories and the whole pizza had 2000 calories. We cut it in 6 pieces so that made it approx 335 a piece. I ate 1 & 1/2 pieces for approx 500 calories.

Snack: I had 11 sour cream & onion Orville whats his name pop corn mini cakes. They were very good for 60 calories and I had a cup of choc 60 calorie pudding with 15 calorie redi whip on it for a total of 135 calories for my snacks.

So that makes a total of 931 calories for the day . Just in case I miscounted on the Pizza I will call it 1000 for the day. But I have done no exercise. My knee is hurting today and I havent' done much.

Sunday - Gained .25

Reverse "Can't win for losing to can't lose for winning."

Saturday - Lost .50

Not a GOOD FRIDAY - Gained .75

Well, up again. Could be this crazy eating I am doing. I know tomorrow won't be any better. Today went shopping with Barbara & Brenda. Put on a hen before I left for Chicken and Dumplings. Ate cereal for breakfast and then we stopped at Cracker Barrel
for lunch and I had the Friday Fish dinner. And of course I had to try some of the chicken & dumplings because they looked like they were about the best I had ever made and they were. So this day is shottttttttttt.

Thursday - Gained .50

In two days I have gained back the pound I lost 2 days ago. It was just laying around the corner waiting.

Bacon, cereal, toast for breakfast.

Lunch, After his CT Scan James and I walked down from Fort Sanders Hosp to Kingston Pike to eat lunch while waiting for the doctors app. We ended up at Wendy's where I ate the #1 meal, hb, ff, coke.

I went on some kind of a binge this afternoon and ate 4 Krispy Kream Donuts. at 190 calories each that was a wild binge.

Supper, bowl tomato soup and toasted cheese sandwich.

Only God knows about the Milky Way and Mound Bar that was here and disappeared.

Wednesday - Gained .50 pound

TRUE CONFESSION

Who am I trying to fool? My self or everybody else. I am not truly dieting. I have dieted enough to know when I am truly dieting and when I am just fooling around and sliding by. I have not had any hunger pains, I have not walked or exercised until it hurt. I have not went to bed one night hungry. I have not cut out my sweets. I am still eating more than anyone else at the table. Who am I trying to fool? surely not myself because I know myself better than any body else does. So Sue get real and get with it. Go to bed hungry, go back to walking, experience some real hunger pains. Quit sneaking the Easter candy and the homemade chocolate sauce. Quit eating 2 rolls when you go out, go back to the take home box with half of your food in it. Quit being a fool and get with it.

Tuesday Lost 1 pound

Well thats better than gaining.

Breakfast: James fixed sausage and gravy and biscuits so I ate some of that but not a whole lot so I think I am ok. Probably won't eat anything else until I go out with June and Phyllis for supper.

Lunch/supper: O'charleys, my usual, steak 7oz. Baked pot with sc and butter, salad with ranch and 2 rolls. We also got the twisted chip appeitezer and I ate some of it.


Snack: 1 bowl of Ice cream with choc sauce.

Not a real good day but I'll have to take what I get in the morning.

Monday - Gained .25

I know this is another gain but for the week I am down 1.25 so I guess thats better than being up. But I could of been down at least 5. It is disgusting. But another Monday and another week and another try.

Breakfast: 2 slices bacon 70, 1 slice toast 70 with 1/4 Tbs butter 25, 1/2 pink grapefruit 41,.Total for breakfast 206 calories. Looking back this was the same thing I had last Monday. I fixed me a boiled egg but James thought it was his and he ate it. I don't know why he thought I had fixed him 3. But anyway I didn't get to eat my boiled egg. I still have a cold and my head is hurting today.

Lunch/Supper: Hamburger, steamed veggies, banana, crackers, cheese wedge,

Snack: 2 pieces easter candy.

Sunday - Gained .50 pounds

I knew I would pay dearly for what I ate.

Breakfast: 1 c. cereal 110, milk 30, banana 105

Lunch: O'Charleys, 7 oz sirloin 318, baked potato 200, sour cream and butter, 100, salad 245, drsg 100. 3 rolls with butter couldn't find the calories count but they are usually around 100 each so I will say with the butter 400 for the rolls.

Supper: 1 bun 110, with two slices 97% fat free turkey 50, 1 tsp salad drsg 15, baked potato chips 120.

Snack: 2 pieces of vegetable pizza 100

Bad looks like about 2000 calories for the day.

Saturday Gained 1.50 pounds

I'm not even going to go there.

Breakfast: Pkg instant oatmeal 100, 2 slices bacon 70, 1 piece of toast 70, tsp butter 15.

Lunch: Went to shoneys with June and Donna, Salad bar: had lettuce, 2 pieces cauliflower, onion, cucumber, 1 little tomato. 1 tsp. T.I. Drsg.I figured it all at 70 calories. 2 glasses of tea.

Supper: 1 tbs mashed pot, 2 pieces asparagus, 1/5 piece cubed steak, 1/2 roll.


Choir social: 1 crossient roll with 3 pieces wafer ham, 1 sausage ball, tbs. salsa, tbs cheese dip, 4 nachos, 2 crackers with 1 tsp cheese ball, 1 piece veg. pizza.

Snack: 2 squares of veg. pizza., s.f. choc. pudding (60) with 2 tbs redi whip 15.

This has been a lousely day and not a good eating day. What I ate wasn't a lot but it was odd stuff. Maybe tomorrow will be better.

Calorie counter information

I went on the Calorie Counter Site that Byron had on his blog and here are my goals as determined by them. My goal should be 131 pounds I should eat 1250 calories per day and I would reach my goal by June 24th 2010. WOW..................

Friday - lost 1 pound for a total of 3.50

I am pleased with the 1 pound this morning. Today I am going to Clinton with Barbara to Hammers and then we are going to eat somewhere. Hopefully somewhere I can eat something good for me. More later.

Breakfast: 1 cup special k 110, 1.4 cup milk 30, 1 med banana 105. Total of 245 for breakfast.

Lunch/Supper: Ate at Chili's with Barbara and Brenda. Chips and salsa, two chicken tacos, rice, black beans, diet coke. Sour cream. I just found the calorie count for this meal at Chilis and the total is 1200 not counting the chips and salsa which is 480 for the chips and salsa. We had a refill on it so I guess I ate most of one serving by myself. So I probably had a total of 1680 for the meal. NOT GOOD!!!!!

Snack: 1 peanut butter cup 40

I don't plan to eat anything else tonight. I probably won't be down any tomorrow because of the meal at Chili's especially the chips and salsa but sometimes you just can't help it.

Thursday - Lost .50

I was down .50 today, not as much as I would of liked to be but better than going the other way.

Breakfast: Went to the Lunch Box in Burlington with James and Barbara. Had 1/2 porkchop, 1/2 biscuit with gravy, fried potatoes. 1/2 biscuit with butter and jelly, tea. So hopefully that wasn't toooooooo bad. The potatoes were delicious. Old timey fried with onions. We will see what the rest of the day holds.

Lunch: Kashi Bar (It was very good) 180 calories

Supper: 1 Hamburger Bun 110, 2 slices of 97% fat free ham 25, salad drsg. 15, lettuce & tom. 10, 15 baked potato chips 120, 1/2 cup soup 75. Total of 355 calories.

Snack: sugar free jello with cool whip 25.

I don't know how much breakfast was but everything else was 560 calories.

Wednesday - lost 1/4 pound

Not good but I will take it. I knew it wouldn't be good but I am glad not to have a gain. Today is another struggle. I go out on Wednesdays with my friends from Hillcrest. We always go to Austins and that is a hard place to diet. I am going to have to be very careful. More later.

Breakfast: 1 cup special k 110, 1/4 cup milk 30. Total 140 calories for breakfast.

Lunch: Went to lunch at Austins with my friends from Hillcrest. I had 1/2 of an 8 oz sirloin, 1/2 baked potato with sc and butter. 1 trip to the salad bar where I tried to get a lot of lettuce and not a lot of other stuff. Tbs of thousand island drsg. Tea with s&l. NO ROLLS!!!!!!!!!!!!

I went to Hillcrest to walk and I made one lap. My hip has been hurting when I walk so I was afraid to go any further.

Thursdays are bad also because James and I go out for breakfast before we go get groceries.

I don't plan to eat any more tonight unless it is just a snack.

I did have an 8 oz glass of V8 juice for 50 calories.

Tuesday - Lost 1.75 pounds

I am down 1.75 pounds this morning. I am sure it is going to be a hard day since I am going out to eat two times. But hopefully I can make the right choices. More later.
Breakfast: 0

Lunch: Well I had lunch at Louies with Mary and Barbara. I had about 1/3 serving of spaghetti with meat sauce. Barbara and I split ours and I brought James half of mine but I am sure she gave me more than half so I will estimate I ate 1/3 of it. I ate a salad and not quite all of the ranch dressing. I did not eat any bread but I did eat 3 onion rings. Diet coke. So all in all I thought I did good. Now to go to supper at O'charleys with June and Phyllis. More later.

Supper: Went to O'Charleys and I had the house salad 245, with ranch drsg. 100, 1/2 7 oz sirloin 158, 1/2 baked potato 100, sour cream 50, tea with splenda. I felt like I did very good. NO ROLLS!!!!!!!!!!!

I may not be down any in the morning but I personally think I did extremely well. If I wasn't trying I would of ate all of both meals and bread also.

Back to Bethel

Today is a new start. Actually it is not as bad as I thought it would be. I am down 2.25 pounds from January 1st. Down a pound from February 1st and down 1.25 from March 1st. So all in all it is better than I thought it would be. But I could of been down at leaast 25 pounds since January 1st if I had tried. So a new day a new beginning. I am hoping I can walk some this week. I have been having some problems with my right leg and I don't know if I will be able to walk or not. My going out to eat causes me a lot of problems. Tomorrow I am going out with Mary and Barbara for lunch at Louies and then to supper with June and Phyllis so tomorrow will be a trial. Wednesday it will be to Austins with my Hillcrest friends and then James and I go out for breakfast on Thursday before we get groceries. So I am going to have to do some good planning and make good selections.

Breakfast: 2 slices OM Bacon 70 calories, 1/2 med. grapefruit 41 calories, 1 slice toast 70 with 1/4 tbs butter 25. Cup of hot green tea. For a total of 206 calories. I like to keep my breakfast at around 200 calories then my lunch 300 and that gives me around 500 for supper.

Lunch/Supper: Salad 50, Thousand Island drsg.40, Cheese on salad 110, vegetable soup 1 cup 150, crackers 60, diet coke 0 for a total of 410.

Snack: 2 slices cantalope 50.

Total of 666 calories for the day.

Walked 1/2 mile at Corryton Park.

MONDAY- LOST 2 POUNDS

Well, I am down 2 pounds today. I thought I did good yesterday. Hopefully I can keep it up. I am going to Josh's to work today so I'll see what happens. I am going to fix me a good breakfast and then maybe take me a WW lunch. More later.

Well it is later and I worked for 5 hours at Josh's house. For breakfast I had 2 oz of 99% ff deli ham on a bun. For lunch I had a ww dinner and then on my way home from Josh's I was about to starve (I guess where I had worked so hard) that I stopped at McDonalds and had a #1 meal. Then later James had cooked a turkey breast and I had some of it with mashed pot and greens. So I have probably ate too much but I'll try harder tomorrow. I also had one peanut butter cookie. I am going back to work again tomorrow so I guess I will work it off then.

MARCH 1ST - A NEW START

Well, I have wasted the entire month of February. I guess getting in the swing of retirement has got me off track of everything else. I will have to start anew. I have gained back the 6 pounds I lost in February plus another 1/4 pound so it is back to base 1. Thats what happens when you go out to eat everyday of the week. Well all I can do is start again.

For breakfast this morning I had my 1/2 cup of cottage cheese with the pinapple and sf jello in it. That is 190 calories.

For lunch we went to the Cracker Barrel and I had the Hamburger steak, baked potato with sc and butter, green beans and 2 biscuits one with butter the other with butter and honey and tea. So the worst thing I did was to have the second biscuit.

I had 8 oz of V8 juice for 50 calories about 4:00. I don't plan to have anything else today.

I hope I can start walking again soon but I don't know. The last time I walked at the track and the last time I walked at the mall my left hip started hurting real bad. I may be able to maybe just start out walking 1/2 mmile a day. I hope it doesn't mean the end of my walking. It is still cold but surely it will begin to warm up soon. I start back to eating out with Phyllis and June this week. I am also going to start working some at Josh's tomorrow so maybe I will get a little more exercise.

Thats all until tomorrow.

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 15TH - GAIN 2.75 FOR PAST WEEK

A week has past since I have written on my blog. As you can see I had a week of not dieting. I went to Byron's house for 3 days and just didn't try at all. I also went out to eat Monday,(Chili's) Tuesday,(Cracker Barrel) Wednesday,(Austin's) Thursday,(Church Senior Dinner) Friday,(Applebees) Saturday,(O'Charleys) Sunday.(Cracker Barrrel). So you can see what my problem is. But I plan to start again tomorrow. I am going to fix my cottage cheese and pineapple in the morning and I am not planning on eating out until at least Wednesday when I go to Austins with the girls that I used to work with at Hillcrest. I also plan to start cleaning tomorrow. I would like to walk but it is just suppose to be in the low 50's and 40's this week with rain part of the time so I probably won't be able to do much of that. I hope this will be a better week for me.

MONDAY - LOST 1/2 POUND

I got my other 1/2 pound today. That makes 6 total.

I didn't eat breakfast this morning. I had a lot to do so I skipped which is not a good thing but thats what I did.

For lunch I went to Chili's . I was craving some chips and salsa. So I had 1/2 order of chips and salsa for a total of 235 calories and 1/2 of a Quesadilla salad for 630 calories. I got the calorie count off of Chili's web site nutritional values. So that was a total of 865 for lunch so it will be a light supper for me.

I also walked 1 round at the Hillcrest track and that was all I could do because my hip hurt so much. I used to walk around 5 times without even stopping. I will try to walk again tomorrow.

SUNDAY - NO POUNDS LOST

I was hoping to reach 6 pounds but I will have to settle for 5.5. Which is good.

I didn't eat any breakfast before going to church.

After church we went to Cracker Barrel for lunch. I found some of the Cracker Barrel calorie counts. I had been counting too high on most things but better than counting short. I had the grilled chicken tenderloins (4) for 160 calories, Green beans 70 calories per serving. Hash Brown Casserole 155 per serving. 2 biscuits at 133 each for 266 calories, Jelly 40 calories, margarine 30 calories and unsweetened tea for a total of 721 calories for lunch.

I am going to try not to each much more today.

After church I had 50 calories of turkey on 80 calories of bread with 15 calories of light mayo.

SATURDAY'S FOOD INTAKE

For breakfast I had 1/4 cup of cereal, 1 slice of deli ham and 1 slice of 40 calorie bread. I am thinking about 200 calories for breakfast.

For lunch Brenda,Barbara and I went to Bravo's for lunch. I can't find a calorie count but I had the Dela Casa salad and Penn noodles with some chicken and red pepper sauce on them and mushrooms. I also ate a piece of Italian bread with dipping sauce. Tea.

I probably won't eat anything else tonight. I would love to have 6 pounds for the week.

SATURDAY - LOST 1/4 POUND -TOTAL OF 5.50 SINCE SUNDAY

FRIDAY'S CALORIE TALLEY

Today is going to be a little hard to figure. Breakfast was easy 90 calories for Yoplait yogurt and 70 calories for bacon. So breakfast was 160 calories. I went to get my hair colored and then we went to Chesapeake's with Barbara and Chester for lunch.

Lunch I had a sirloin burger on a bun with lettuce, tomato, onion, mayo/mustard mix. I had a baked potato with sour cream and butter. 1 roll with butter. Tea.

That is all I have had today so maybe I didn't' do too bad. I am a little hungry right now. It is 7:30 so I may fix me a cup of hot tea.

TOTAL OF 5.25 POUNDS SINCE SUNDAY

I am thrilled. 5.25 pounds since Sunday. I am going out to eat for the next 3 days so I will have to be very careful.

FRIDAY - LOST 3/4 POUND

THURSDAY - TODAY'S TALLEY

It was Cracker Barrel this morning and I had 1 biscuit at 230, 1/4 cup gravy at 100, apples 85, ham 135, hashbrowns 200, jelly 40, margarine 15 for a total of 820. This is a guess. Could of been more, hopefully was less.

No lunch

For supper I had a bowl of soup for 84 calories, ground beef 230, 2 slices of 40 calorie bread 80, mayo. 15, slice tomato and piece of lettuce 25. For a total of 434calories.

Later I had 1/2 cup of strawberries 25 and 1 slice of cantalope 25.

That makes a total of 1304 for the day.

I had a good visit to the doctor and I had lost weight since I was there 3 months ago. Hopefully when I go back on May 5th I will have lost even more. I can't wait until I can start walking again.

THURSDAY - LOST 1/4 POUND

I was only down 1/4 pound this morning but I didn't think I would be down any. Well its off to the Cracker Barrel for breakfast, more later.

WEDNESDAYS LOG

We went to Barbara's to watch a movie and she fixed us a Sub sandwich for lunch. I had a sub bun for 220 calories, 2 slices of ham for 30 calories 1/2 piece of lite baloney for 30 calories, a piece of Swiss cheese for 90 calories. Mayo and another sauce she had to put on it I will allow 100 calories for. 1 oz of baked potato chips for 110. So I had a total of 580 calories for lunch.

For supper James cooked pinto beans and I made enchiladas. I didn't eat any beans but I did eat two servings of the enchiladas. The whole casserole dish had 1095 calories so I will say that I ate 1/2 of that for 548 calories.

That makes a total of 1326 which is not real bad for the day but probably too much for me to have a loss in the morning. I will try extra hard tomorrow. After all Scarlett "tomorrow is another day".

WEDNESDAY - 0- POUNDS LOST

I wasn't down any today but I'm not discouraged. I'll just try harder today. So far I have had breakfast and I had 1 hard boiled egg at 78 calories, 2 pieces of OM bacon for 70 calories 1 piece of ww 40 calorie bread with 10 calories of lite marg. for a total of 198 calories for breakfast. More later.

TUESDAY'S CALORIE COUNT

For breakfast I had a cup of Special K with 1/2 cup milk for 160 calories. I also had a meduim banana in my cereal for 90 calories. Breakfast total 250

James made some delicious soup at 84 calories per cup and I had 1 cup of soup, 84, 1 oz. of hard cheese at 110 and 17 of the new Special K wheat crackers for 90 and an apple for 61 calories. A total of 345 calories for lunch.

For supper I had a salad for 50 calories, 1/4 cup of shredded cheese on the salad for 110 and 1 TBS Ranch drsg for 70 calories. I also had 4 oz of baked ham for 170 calories. A total of 400 calories for supper.

That makes a total of 995 calories for the day. The only other thing I am going to have is a cup of hot green tea with splenda.

TUESDAY - LOST 2 POUNDS

I am thrilled, down 2 more pounds. More later.

MONDAY - FEBRUARY 2

Well I have had supper now and I had 4 oz of baked ham, package said 190 calories for 4 oz. I had a medium baked sweet potato for 150 calories. I also had a cup of stir fry vegies for 35 calories per cup. James made some sauce for the vegies with several spices but all total there was about 15 calories per teaspoon so I am going to add another 30 calories for the sauce. This after noon I had some celery sticks I am going to guess a cup which would be 17 calories per cup with 1/2 oz fat free cream cheese for 30 calories. I also had a cup of hot green tea with splenda. So my total since breakfast has been 352 calories. Surely I didn't eat more than 8oo calories for breakfast which would keep me within the 1200 that I need to lose weight. I can't find any calorie count for any of Cracker Barrels food. I was going to Naples with Barbara and Mary Alice tomorrow for lunch but I guess if there is ice we will be changing our plans.

LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW! LOST 2.25

"Oh the weather outside is frightful but the snow is so delightful so if you've no place to go, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow." I actually have no where to go except to sit in front of the fireplace with a good book to read. Wonderful to not have to worry about getting to work etc. Today I started off with a retirement celebration breakfast at Cracker Barrel. James and I split the Sunrise Sampler. I don't know my total calorie count but I think I did ok. I was down 2.25 pounds this morning. I was real pleased and hope to do good the rest of the day. I will let you know later.

SUPER SUNDAY

It has been a good day. I had Yoplait yogurt for breakfast for 100 calories. We went to the Cracker Barrel for lunch and I had a baked potato with sour cream and butter. I know the sour cream had 60 calories but I don't know about the potato and butter so just to be safe I am going to count it at 400 calories. I also had a house salad. The only thing in it that had much calories was the croutons but I didn't eat any other bread not even the crackers they brought. I used about a teaspoon of dressing. So I am going to count the salad as 300. Later I had a small apple 61 calories and 2 cups of popcorn for 50 calories. So I have still stayed right at 1000calories. I don't plan to have anything else tonight. I need to drink more water. I had 3 glasses of unsweetened tea for lunch but no other water. I will work on that a little more.

FACING THE SCALES

Well this morning I faced that monoster, the scales. But it was better than I expected especially since I went to CICI Pizza yesterday with my sister and niece. I was still down 1.25 pounds from when I started on January 1st. So I hadn't gained it all back. I will write more later about my food intake for today. Sundays we always go to Cracker Barrel but they usually have a lot of things I can choose from.

ANOTHER MONTH, ANOTHER START

I started off good the first day of January but one week and I got back off track. But tomorrow is a new month and I am making a new start. I will weigh in the morning and start anew. I have just retired and I feel like I am actually starting a new life. I feel really good about retiring. I want to get myself in shape mentally, physically and spiritually. I have lots of things I want to do. This month I will be 66 years old and I want to make the best of the rest of my life whether it is 1 day, 1 year or 20 more years. We keep thinking "one day" we are going to do this or that and all at once "one day" has come and gone while we have been living day by day. So I am hoping to change a lot of my bad habits and get my body in shape. I hope you come along and support me or join me in this endeavor.

SATURDAY - LOST 0 - TOTAL LOST 5 POUNDS

At least I have not gained 5 pounds this week. I have decided Saturday will be my "free day" where I won't worry about my diet and enjoy my day out with my sister. Surely I can have one day a week that I don't think diet all day.

Anyway we went to Ruby Tuesdays and had a buy one get one free coupon. So we got the sirloin steak with a baked potato and salad bar. It was good. There is a girl that goes to my church that was our waitress and I told her June was my sister and she said "is she your twin?" So I don't know whether to feel bad that I look as old as her or for her to feel good that she looks as young as me or for us both to feel good that we look younger than we are or we both feel bad that we look older than we are. After all there is 10 years difference in our age. For both our sakes I am just going to think we both look very young and leave it at that.

Its going to be the Cracker Barrel tomorrow because I told James last Sunday that was the only place he was happy eating so we just wouldn't waste our time going any where else. I can always find something good at the Cracker Barrel.

FRIDAY - LOST 0 - TOTAL LOST 5 POUNDS

Still not down any today but I guess 5 pounds for the week is pretty good. It is slower than usual this time but I am only 1 pound away from my goal for Valentine Day so I am not going to get discouraged.

One week of January already gone. Just think if a person only lost 5 pounds a month for the year that would be a total of 60 pounds about twice what I want to lose. Maybe slower is better. After all "tomorrow is another day".

FRIDAY - LOST 0 - TOTAL LOST 5 POUNDS

THURSDAY - LOST 0 - TOTAL 5

BAD, BAD DAY............

WEDNESDAY - LOST 1/2 FOR A TOTAL OF 5 POUNDS

I was down 1/2 pound this morning making a total of 5 pounds.

It has been a bad day of eating today. I feel a little down and out and school is a pain. Hopefully it won't be long. Only 16 days left now.

Sure wish it would snow.

TUESDAY - LOST 0 - TOTAL POUNDS LOST 4.5

Still no loss today. I don't really know what the problem is. But I am trying to hang in there. It was back to school for me today.

For breakfast I had my usual 90 calorie cottage cheese and pinapple, 2 slices of bacon 70 for a total of 160 for breakfast.

For lunch I had a WW Dinner for 280 calories.

For supper James had made a pot of soup off of Joy Bauer's Life Soup recipe. He had to make a few changes for things that we didn't have like using brocooli instead of cauliflower. But it was real good. I asked him to estimate how many calorie he thought a cup of it had and he said 150 so I am going for 200 for a cup. I also had two slices of ww 40 calorie bread for 80 and 1 Tbs. Jiff Peanut Butter. On saturday I wrote that it had 90 calories per TBs but it has 95, I also ate a medium apple for 70 calories so that made me a total of 445 for supper.

Breakfast 160, lunch 280, dinner 445 for a total of 885 calories.

MONDAY- LOSS TODAY 0 TOTAL 4.5 SINCE 1/1

I didn't have a loss today but my lunch at Texas Roadhouse was a little heavy yesterday. Also after I signed off last night I had a tangerine and an apple. I was so hungry.

Today for breakfast I had my pineapple and cottage cheese for 90 calories and 2 pieces of bacon for 70 calories for a total of 160 calories. I went to school to put some things in order in the kitchen and make tea etc. after that I decided to go to the bank at Halls and just as I left the bank my glasses broke in the middle. My glasses were broken last week and James had glued them together but they came apart again so I went to ACE Hardware and bought a tube of super glue and went to the Bel Aire Grill and sat there and glued my glasses and drank tea and had a grilled chicken sandwich and a baked potato with sour cream and butter. O yeah also a pickle. But I told her not to bring rolls and butter. It was all very good. Anyway that will be all that I will eat tonight. I am going to estimate that the baked potato and Chicken Sandwich took the rest of my 1200 calories for the day. Hopefully I didn't go over. I am going to see it they have their nutritional values on line.

Oh by the way my glasses wouldn't hold so I drove home without them. I could see pretty good. I am going tomorrow afternoon and get some new frames. I don't know whether to expect to be down any tomorrow or not, we'll see. I would like to have at least 1/2 pound so that would make me 5.

SUNDAY - LOST 1 POUND - TOTAL 4.5

Sunday is always a hard day. I done good at breakfast had my cottage cheese with pineapple for 90 calories.

Lunch we went to the Texas Roadhouse. I didn't eat any peanuts. only ate 1 roll. I tried to look up their nutritional values for Texas Roadhouse and it had mock rolls and they were 227 each. So I guess that is what I will count it. I had a 6 oz sirloin steak and it was 386 calories. I split my baked potato with James because he got steamed veggies and they weren't done so a whole baked potato with 1 tbs butter and 2 tbs sour cream was 438 so I am counting 1/2 that for 219. I don't know what to count the salad. It wasn't very big but it had cheese and croutons on it so I am guessing 250. Also they brought me tea that was sweetened (I should of made them change it but I didn't) and I am counting that as 150. So I have not done real good today. I am hoping that I am over estimating the calorie count in some of this but if not for breakfast and lunch I have had 1322 calories.

Right now it is 8:00 and I have just got home from church and I am starving. My stomach is growling. I guess I can drink some water. I am proud of the 4.5 pounds that I have lost already but it looks like it is going to be slow going for no more than what I am eating.

SATURDAY - LOST 2

I am halfway to my goal to lose 6 pounds by Valentine. Actually I am 1/2 pound over halfway.

Today for breakfast I had 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese with pineapple for 90 calories, 2 pieces of bacon for 70 calories for a total of 160 calories for breakfast.

For lunch I had 2 slices of 40 calorie ww bread for 80 calories, 1 tablespoon of Jiff Peanut butter for 95 calories and a small apple for 50 making a total of 225 calories for lunch.

Supper I had 4 oz of broiled cubed steak with peppers, onions and mushrooms, I went on line and found broiled cubed steak and it said 140 calories for 3 oz. Just to be safe I am counting my steak as 300 calories, 1/2 cup of mashed potatoes 120 calories (from Calorie King) and 1 cup of broccoli with 1 tsp. marg made with canola oil I counted my broccoli as 100 calories and I had two tbs. of steak sauce at 15 calories per tablespoon for a total of 30 calories. My supper was a total of 550 calories. That makes a total of 935 calories for the day. Hopefully that is it for the day but it is only 4:00 so I'll see.

FRIDAY-LOST 1.5 pounds

This has been a good day for my diet. This morning Jennifer and I had 1/2 cup of lowfat cottage cheese with orange sugar free jello in it and pinapple (it is very good) for 90 calories, 1 piece of bacon 35 calories for a total of 125 calories for breakfast. But it really stays with you a long time.

Jennifer, Jon and the boys left at 10:30 and I cleaned house for a while and then went with James to the doctor for his check up. Then we went to the Cracker Barrel for Supper. I had 4 pieces of grilled chicken, hash brown casserole and green beans, 1 biscuit and tea. I am not sure of the calorie count in all of it but I don't think I went over my 1200 calories that I am allowed per day. Hopefully I will show a loss in the morning.

New Year continued

Well Jennifer and I went to the Chop House for lunch. I told the waiter not to bring us any bread (Jennifer was too chicken). We both got a salad 438 calories (it had cheese and bacon on it) we split a baked potato with sour cream and butter for 230 calories and 1/2 of a 7 oz. sirloin for 189 calories for a total of 857 calories. That added to breakfast gives me 1002 calories for the day. I don't plan to eat anything else.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Well today starts a new year. I found my journal that I started last January 1st and I am up 20 pounds. I only gained 2 pounds from January until March and then that is when I quit keeping my journal. I was wondering how I could of gained 20 pounds because I know I gained it before school started in August because my uniforms were real tight. especially my pants. Then James said he thought he knew why I had gained. March is when he was diagnosed with lymphoma and cancer and we just let our eating get out of hand. He thought his days were numbered and he would "by George eat what ever I want". So I must of thought the same thing "by George". So "by George" it doesn't look like he is going to die any time soon and I have gained 20 pounds. At least that is a good reason. So I am going to try again and he also has decided we are eating very unhealthy. I weighed this morning and I am back with it again.

For breakfast i had 1 piece of whole wheat toast 40 calories with 1/2 tsp lite marg. 10 calories, 2 slices Oscar Mayer bacon at 35 calories a slice total 70 and 1/2 tangerine for 25 calories for a total of 145 calories. More later.